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Managing air temperature within a server rack

a server rack and air temperature technology, applied in the field of data processing, can solve the problems of shortening the life of the server, stressing the joints of parts with different material compositions, and increasing the cost of the system, and achieve the effect of increasing the air temperatur

Active Publication Date: 2018-10-11
LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS SINGAPORE
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The patent describes methods, devices, and products for managing the temperature of air inside a server rack. This involves monitoring the temperature, determining if it's too low, and then increasing it by capturing warm air. The goal is to maintain optimal temperatures for safe and efficient server performance.

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Thermal expansion and contraction of materials in a server can cause stress on joints between parts with differing material composition.
This results in extra cost in the system.
In sub-standard designs, system parts may wear out earlier, netting a cost savings in acquisition, but resulting in a shorter lifetime of the server.

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[0010]Exemplary methods, apparatus, and products for managing thermal cycles of air temperature within a server rack in accordance with the present disclosure are described with reference to the accompanying drawings, beginning with FIG. 1. FIG. 1 sets forth a drawing of an example data center. The example data center of FIG. 1 includes a number of server racks (110) aligned in aisles. The server racks (110) sit on a floor formed of perforated floor tiles (108). Cold air (106) flows beneath the perforated tiles, and up through the perforations. Generally, one side of the aisle of server racks is configured for cold air intake (102). That is, fans on the servers, server racks, in the ceiling of the example data center, and so on, pull cold air from the perforated tiles on one side of the aisle of server racks. By contrast, the opposing side of the aisle of server racks is configured for hot air exhaust. That is, fans in the servers and server racks force hot air out along the non-col...

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Abstract

Managing thermal cycles of air temperature within a server rack includes: monitoring air temperature within the server rack; determining that the monitored temperature has fallen below a predetermined minimum threshold; and increasing air temperature within the server rack including capturing warm ambient air.

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BACKGROUNDField[0001]The field of the present disclosure is data processing, or, more specifically, methods, apparatus, and products for managing thermal cycles of air temperature within a server rack.Description of Related Art[0002]Thermal expansion and contraction of materials in a server can cause stress on joints between parts with differing material composition. This stress requires designers to use more material to ensure that the thermal cycles do not result in a break in a connection between parts over the designed lifetime of the system. This results in extra cost in the system. In sub-standard designs, system parts may wear out earlier, netting a cost savings in acquisition, but resulting in a shorter lifetime of the server.SUMMARY[0003]Methods, apparatus, and products of managing thermal cycles of air temperature within a server rack are disclosed in this specification. Such management of thermal cycles of air temperature within a server rack include: monitoring air tempe...

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IPC IPC(8): H05K7/20
CPCH05K7/20718H05K7/20836H05K7/20745
Inventor ACKARET, JERRY D.BOWER, III, FRED A.CUDAK, GARY D.ZHANG, CAIHONG
Owner LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS SINGAPORE